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“More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill—none have wrestled without pride. Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” Dan Gable Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
IdeaMensch
Inteneo Systems
- IdeaMensch - Successful entrepreneurs to spread the word
Unlike many entrepreneurship or start-up events, which often focus on motivational speaking or ideas, the IdeaMensch series shines a spotlight on how to bring the ideas to life, Mario Schulzke said.
Northwestern Energy
- How Monitoring Twitter Is Like Peeking Into Society's Bloodstream
How do we use what we're learning from Twitter to avoid catastrophe?
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group
- Northwestern Energy seeks renewable proposals
Northwestern Energy needs to start producing a lot more renewable energy soon, and is asking for help. Under Montana statutes, the company must offer up to 45 megawatts of renewable power from community owned projects, to state customers in 2013.
TechLink
- Blackfoot Hosts Third Annual Education Technology Conference for Teachers
"I'm excited to be visiting Montana for the first time and am eager to help educators think about modernizing their teaching practices for today's learner in tomorrow's economy," Lucy Gray, the Education Technology Specialist with the University of Chicago's Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education
Come Home Montana
- NSF SBIR/STTR Program Director Seminar , 08/20, Bozeman
TechLink provides highly effective assistance to companies for winning SBIR and STTR, including shared grants of up to $1,000 to companies and university researchers just for partnering on these proposals, with such collaborations being the biggest factor in winning SBIR awards.
Flynn's Harp
- Montana Career Opportunity - Mechanical Component Designer - Acuity Design, LLC
"Acuity Design, LLC has an opportunity for anyone with experience designing mechanical component using Pro/Engineer Wildfire CAD software.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Engineering Support Specialist - Black Mountain Software
We are seeking candidates with solid network management and software configuration skills.
- Dale Carnegie Training franchise for the state of Montana is for sale!
Facts about Dale Carnegie Training franchise ownership for Montana in particular
Hellgate Venture Network
- Flynn's Harp: Getting politics out of public policy
Basically, his Washington Business Alliance is focused on bringing "a reasoned, collaborative approach to public policy that transcends partisan politics."
Montana Business
- Hellgate Venture Network - James Grunke - Overview Of MEP, 8/16, Missoula, Montana
James will provide a brief overview of MEP and in particular discuss how MEP relates to entrepreneurship & start-ups and how the organization can provide the tools/framework to position Missoula as as a great place to start an enterprise.
Montana Economic Development
- Outside Magazine - The 30 Best Places to Work - Montana Well Represented: #3. Seeley Lake Elementary School District #4. MercuryCSC, #10 Zane Ray in Kalispell
Enlightened companies seek ambitious individuals who work hard, think big, and crave life-affirming careers, lunchtime bike rides, and soul-expanding travel
Government and University TechTransfer
- Montana Association of Community Development Extension Professionals: August 2012 E-Newsletter
Walking, Biking and Obesity
Idaho Business
- Student Entrepreneurs Critical to Commercializing University Startups, Kauffman Study Shows
"The research also showed that successful entrepreneurial output requires more than a proficient technology transfer office with effective policies and a strong incentive system."
Washington State Business
- Boise River Park rapidly becomes lure as economic development tool
A good wave lifts all boats.
Education
- Medical care in Spokane faces future boldly
The goal is to expand Group Health's patient-centered medical home model to the broader community and reduce preventable hospital readmissions and other wasteful services.
Montana Education Excellence
- Amazon Launches Textbook Rentals
Amazon said the new service allows college students to rent books for the semester, with return at the end of the rental period with via a free, prepaid shipping label. Amazon said that the service would provide textbooks at up to a 70 percent savings to students.
- What Higher Education Will Look Like In 2020
It's still hard to get a well-paying job without a college degree, and that probably won't change by 2020. But there may be many more paths to that degree than there are today.
Funding and Building your Business
- Notice of Funding Availability - Montana Campus Compact
With funding made available through the Corporation for National & Community Service, MTCC is offering $1,500 mini-grants to support campus-sponsored projects that align with the Day of Service & Remembrance (September 11).
- STEM for Girls workshop comes to Missoula Wednesday
If you're interested in teaching young women about science, technology, engineering and math, a workshop kicks off Wednesday aiming to do just that, according to a press release from the University of Montana.
Energy and Climate Change
- How to be Socially-Conscious and an Entrepreneur
Whether the objective is to generate profits or social capital, the common element for all entrepreneurs is the recognition that there is a problem which needs solving, or there is an opportunity to improve the status quo.
- Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer
Some people are calling entrepreneurship the 'new mid-life crisis' for the 76 million-strong demographic once thought to be over the hill.
- Entrepreneurs Better Enjoy Getting Their Hands Dirty
Effective entrepreneurs actually enjoy spending time actually doing work (such as selling to customers) rather than just supervising.
- These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable
I'll skip the basics here, and highlight only key elements that investors focus on:
- Speak to Global Customers in Their Own Language
If you assume your customers speak your language well enough to skip the translation step, you're wrong.
- 100 Brilliant Companies
It's a fascinating window into the minds of the people who are betting big on tomorrow's brilliance, today.
Connectivity & Communications
- Report: Climate will force California to adapt
Comprised of scientific studies from several academic institutions, the assessment is directed by the Governor's Office and intended to help state and local communities protect public health, grow the state's economy, ensure energy reliability, and safeguard the environment.
- Wind technology design innovation would eliminate blades
What if you could make a wind turbine with no blades at all?
- Entrepreneurs Dream of Jumping on Super-Fast Network
"Google Fiber has gotten the whole city thinking about technology."
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